Scientists often rely on long-term observations for these types ... Williamson is part of a five-year project investigating the impact of ice algae, which is different than snow algae, and ...

Biologists searched for ice algae, which look like dirt and live on ... dismisses any notion that they could survive long-term on land as “wishful thinking.” Ice-free conditions are likely ...

In a few weeks, algae will be in full bloom ... Preserving the last-ice region itself won’t be enough; because ice migrates long distances, its sources eventually will have to be protected ...

“So it’s been a continuing theme of low ice all winter long.” Experts at the lab say ... You may certainly get some algae floating up on the beaches and of course they will be in response ...